Rad-lock rifle, Rad-lock rifle or rad-lock musket. The iron lock has turned and cast parts, the small wheel is enclosed in a ring fixed to the plate. The iron barrel is embossed in high relief in the back half with three oval cartouches with naked human figures including probably Adam and Eve, encased in silver, fitted with beaded decorations in geometric patterns and with floral scrolls, the visor grain is made of iron, just like the rear visor embossed with ornaments in the lobe style, an unclear brand is stamped on the bottom. The flask of walnut is inlaid with a white cow horn in the form of strips, foliage, circles and grotesque human and animal figures. The fitting consists of an iron, angled trigger guard and two drawer bands of cow horn, engraved with guilloches on the sides, the wooden loading stick with head of white cow horn has the same decoration as the drawer bands., anonymous, c. 1625 and/or c. 1640 - 1650, iron (metal), horn (animal material), silver (metal), walnut (hardwood), wood (plant material), engraving, l 148.7 cm h 23.5 cm × d 8.5 cm × w 5.0 kg l 116.5 cm d 19 mm
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Rad-lock rifle, rad-lock musket, iron lock, turned, cast parts, small wheel, enclosed, ring fixed, plate, iron barrel, embossed, high relief, back half, three oval cartouches, naked human figures, Adam, Eve, encased, black-and-white, fitted, beaded decorations, geometric patterns, floral scrolls, visor grain, iron, rear visor embossed, ornaments, lobe style, unclear brand, stamped, bottom, flask, walnut, inlaid, white cow horn, form, strips, foliage, circles, grotesque human, animal figures, fitting consists, angled trigger guard, two drawer bands, cow horn, engraved, guilloches, sides, wooden loading stick, head, decoration, drawer bands, c, 1625, 1640, 1650, metal, horn, animal material, hardwood, wood, plant material, engraving, l 148 7
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